{
  "id": 8823848,
  "title": "‘Why I abandoned my newborn’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/why-i-abandoned-my-newborn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T02:04:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/why-i-abandoned-my-newborn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A woman, identified only as Soliat, has admitted to abandoning her newborn baby after she could not afford to care for the child. The suspect, who hails from Oyo State, claimed she was gang-raped by four men in Keffi, Nasarawa State, resulting in her pregnancy. After giving birth, Soliat placed the infant in a box and abandoned her by the roadside in the Galadimawa area of Abuja. She watched from a distance until a Good Samaritan discovered the baby and handed her over to the Galadima Police Station. Soliat also mentioned she had tried to abort the pregnancy but was unsuccessful. Neighbors, aware of her pregnancy, recognized her once the story of the abandoned baby became public. Soliat had moved to Abuja to live with her brother, concealing the pregnancy out of fear he would disown her. However, the story went viral on social media, leading to her confession. The FCT Police Command had previously rescued a one-day-old baby found abandoned in a box on September 12, which was then given to the Social Welfare Department.",
  "summary": "A woman suspected to be the mother of a newborn baby, identified simply as Soliat, has told the police that she abandoned the child because she could not afford to take care of her. Soliat, who said she is from Oyo State, spoke off camera at the FCT Police Command in Abuja on Friday after the […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}